By Months: Tiit Maran

Total Months: 17

Fully Profiled: 17

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10.2025

10 Speeches

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09.2025

27 Speeches

The speaker is critical of the government’s economic policy, which, in their view, prioritizes a narrow circle of large businesses (the Council of Entrepreneurs) over the public interest and environmental boundaries. They acknowledge the necessity of reducing bureaucracy but stress that this must be done holistically, taking into account social and environmental limits, and not solely the perspective of economic growth.
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06.2025

15 Speeches

Highly critical of the unequal distribution of wealth, noting that the wealthiest 1% controls 33.2% of the national wealth. It is argued that this inequality hinders the sustenance of the state and effectively renders the country foolish. Supports the Nordic model and opposes changes to labor law that were implemented without negotiation and prioritize the interests of employers over those of employees.
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05.2025

36 Speeches

The economic views emphasize supporting small businesses in rural areas and ensuring competition (for example, regarding telecom prices). It critically links economic growth to environmental limits, promoting a sustainable model ("cut less and earn more") as opposed to short-sighted, profit-driven economic management. It criticizes the government's focus on industry rather than people when developing renewable energy.
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03.2025

2 Speeches

The economy must operate within the limits of nature, and a smaller environmental footprint provides a competitive advantage. He/She opposes treating public authority as a business enterprise, stressing that the state has obligations to the people, not to owners. He/She condemns the watering down of environmental protection for economic purposes if it means exceeding natural boundaries.
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02.2025

11 Speeches

The economic views primarily concern environment-related costs, highlighting the significant expense of the Paldiski waste repository (150 million euros). He also mentions state-allocated funds that remained unused for implementing damage prevention measures, pointing to inefficient resource utilization.
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01.2025

5 Speeches

There are no direct economic viewpoints, but intensive forestry (overcutting, plantations) is criticized indirectly. While this period is admittedly the "golden age" of forestry, it increases pressure on hunters and reduces the wolf's food base. This highlights the concern that short-term economic gain (forestry) creates long-term ecological and social conflicts.
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12.2024

2 Speeches

Economic perspectives emphasize the need to regulate and potentially restructure the retail system in order to reduce plastic usage, suggesting the possibility of reverting to a small-scale store model. The priority is environmental sustainability and waste prevention, which should take precedence over current production and consumption habits.
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11.2024

7 Speeches

It supports strengthening economic competitiveness and simplifying the environment to ensure economic growth, but sharply opposes an isolated, growth-centric economic model. It emphasizes that the economy is part of the social system and must operate within the limits set by nature, criticizing the tendency to treat it as an end in itself. It questions how the current consumption-expanding model aligns with the desire to curb climate change.
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10.2024

4 Speeches

The speaker criticizes a narrow approach that reduces planning solely to IT solutions and economic development, arguing that the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economic Affairs should not encompass all aspects of planning. They emphasize that development must also consider local cultural and environmental aspects, thereby questioning a model focused purely on economic growth.
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09.2024

2 Speeches

No data available. The topic of renewable energy is addressed only within the context of nature conservation, not through broader economic or fiscal perspectives.
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06.2024

14 Speeches

He/She is fundamentally critical of tax increases, stating that no law that raises taxes can be a good law. He/She accepts environmental taxes only if they serve environmental objectives, and not merely the filling of the state treasury. He/She warns against large, unanalyzed energy projects (nuclear energy) that could prove very costly to the taxpayer, citing previous errors.
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05.2024

6 Speeches

The speaker is cautious regarding economic activity that disregards environmental sustainability and calls into question the fundamental requirements for economic development. Claims regarding the low cost of nuclear energy are viewed with suspicion, referencing previous contrary expert opinions and highlighting the burden placed on taxpayers when establishing a new public system.
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04.2024

9 Speeches

The speaker supports ambitious economic growth but emphasizes that it must take the environment's buffering capacity into account and be sustainable. The scientific standard of veterinary medicine and the Estonian University of Life Sciences is of strategic importance, and its financing is planned through a combination of state budget funds and opportunities for paid education. In energy policy, the key issues are the cost of nuclear energy and the necessity of state guarantees.
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03.2024

3 Speeches

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02.2024

1 Speeches

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01.2024

4 Speeches

Economic views are strongly linked to environmental protection and resource sustainability, emphasizing that the economic system must adapt to ecological constraints. It supports regulations (an amendment to the Water Act) that reduce the environmental burden, even if this means limiting aspirations in development activities. Preference is given to the reuse of purified water in economic processes.
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